Alois Kronschlaeger (MFA 2002 Fine Arts) has quite an ambitious project underway. For an upcoming exhibition hosted by SiTE:LAB in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the artist is creating a giant spire made entirely of wood, aluminum mesh, and poured paint, which will span three floors of an abandoned commercial building. This massive public installation, appropriately named SPIRE, will give the impression that the piece is actually sprouting from the basement and shooting through the roof.